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Bc it known that I, ROBERT MEYER, of Bulihlo, in the county of Erie, and State of New York, have invented certain pew andl useful improvements in Fastenings for Carriage or Harness Buckles; and I do hereby declarcthat the following is a full and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the'letters of' reference marked thereon. I v The nature of my 4inyention consists in the employment of two metallic cases, one of which acts as a covering for the end of the strap which passes into the buckle, and is provided with pins, which pass through the leather or straps to which it is fastened, and through two perforated plates, to o'ue of which the buckle is attached by a joint, the .other being used as a plate to hold the several parte together, when the ends of the pins are riveted to it; the other case being provided with pins, which pass through the leather and strap to which it is fastened, and; through one metallic plate, upon which the ends of thelpins are riveted. I

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use myinventon, I will proceed to describe its construction and operation. Y v A Y Y z I construct my blfcklefasteuing of the usual material, such asiron, copper, or brass, but sheet iron or tin plate, I think, would be the cheapest and best. In said drawings- Figure lreprescuts a plan view of the fastening, with the strap and 'buckle in place. It is representedl in the position it would occupyif attached to the back curtain and back stay rof a carriage.

Figure 2 is abeck view of the case that connects the strap and holds it in place. Figure 3 represents a back view of the ease to which the buckle is attached.' Figure 4 is a vertical section through the centre of iig. 1. The same letters in the several drawings represent similar parts in each. l A and B represent-either two straps or a piece of the back stay and back curtain of vu. carriage. C is the case which fastens and holds the strap E rmly to the piece A by means of the pins F G and plate M, as shown ip the section, iig. 4. D'rcpresents the ease to which the buckle is attached, and into which the end of the strap E is slipped after being buckled. K is the buckle., ,H H I and J, in fig.- 3, are the-pins, which fasten it to the piece B by means of plateN, as shown-iu section in iig. 4, to which the ends of said pins are riveted when it is desired to fasten them in place.v B, is a plate, to which the buckle is jointed. The case C is also riveted in the same way to the plate M, which holds'them more firmly in place than by the old and tedious way of' sewing; and, at the same time, it is a plain'and more pleasing ornament to the carriage. If desired, the lendAof the case D may be left open so that the strap may be passed through when buckled. They may be 4made of various sizes, from the half-inchsize up to two inches, and stamped in dies of any ornamental shapel or form desired. They may also be used on straps of any kind as well as for harness or carriage trimmings.

1. I do not claim the ease D alone;v but what I do claim is the combination therewith of the plus H H I J, or the equivalent thereof, and the plates R and N, as herein substantially described.

2. I claim the case C, the pins F G, and plate M, for fastening the end of the strap in place, as described.

. ROBERT MEYER. Witnesses:

Lmsnve VAN Donnie, Amos W. SANGsrmz., 

